Not one to do things by halves, if I was going to ever do an All Time list of singles, it has to be BIG!!!

The following list is my representation of the biggest singles since the first full year of the AMR singles charts (1975), through to the present ARIA charts (2016). I've explained in better detail my elements make up my points in the nearly "re-booted" Fun Countdowns thread, so I won't go through too much here. Just want to point out hits from 2010 onwards are scored at half rate compared to those pre-2010. A single accredited at 8xPlatinum nowadays would be compared to a 4xPlatinum single of old. I think this makes it fair, given the price, and availability of singles these days (not to mention a list list singles according to sales would almost definitely have a Top 100 made of entirely of songs from the last 7 years!). This is more of a chart positions list, with a twist of sales in it.

(If you're confused by an old song of Gold Accreditation sitting alongside a 2xPlatinum single of late, check out their chart runs and you will probably find an overall similarity)

One extra thing is that success from multiple versions of a song, as long as it is released by exactly the same artist, will be combined. That means songs like John Paul Young's "Love Is In The Air" will have the original 70's version, and "Ballroom Mix" version from Strictly Ballroom combined. A song such as "The Best" by Tina Turner will be counted separately to the Tina Turner and Jimmy Barnes version, as it was released by (technically) different artist. A song such as "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie would have both the original and 2011 version combined, as I don't considered a featured artist (Guy Sebastian in this case) to be part of the overall artist accreditation. Just a personal rule that I go by here.

I've made it so big so to capture most songs that find Top Ten success as a minimum. I also find the biggest hits are the ones we get sick of, while those lower hits we all grow a personal attachment to, so I wanted everyone to be able to see where their faves came in overall.

I'm not sure how often this will be updated for the overall list (can you imagine typing out 5,000 songs), but I will be trying to do monthly updates with current hits to add in. Let's see how I go.

Already right that the sentimental and personal feelings will be much lower down on the list. Come What May is from my favourite movie ever, Moulin Rouge - I must have watched that movie hundreds of times now. Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya) was also a song I somehow adored when it came out - I remember saturday mornings being so excited when it came on Rage (a program I haven't bothered with in years since it got so bad) - I also remember HATING America's Suitehearts with a burning passion for no real good reason.

Looking forward to this list, I'll try to contribute everytime it updates with my personal faves. Looking forward to seeing where those Evanescence hits fell

F**k You by Lily Allen has some interesting connection to me, mostly because my partner used to play it all the god damn time because he thought it was hilarious when I so much as sneezed - Wing$ was also my favourite song for a while when it came out, and I forgot Rudebox even existed until now!

I wasn't going to go as far as publishing the points for each song, but couldn't resist the added information.

The points listed here was originally an estimated sales value created via the chart positions. It really worked more during the 90's, but was pretty good for the 2000's, as well. Sales can never be predicted using chart positions alone, so it's more of a representation of sales and chart success combined overall. Singles from the 70's and 80's would have sold less, while singles post 2010 have sold significantly more as a unit. The points for both the before and after 90's/2000's period would be an adjusted sales estimate, should those singles have charted during the "control" period.

Funnily I am watching a replay of a Max 80s vs 90s Chartoppers countdown with Buffalo Soldier in the mix. Yet it wasn't as big a hit as many songs that are now forgotten. Same as Dreams which was the biggest single on one of the biggest album of all time (Rumours). Seems that many people brought the album instead. Interesting countdown.

Love primadonna, and the laughable Crack A Bottle was clearly Eminems worst song I'd think Also nice to see Avril's almost-meta 'Here's To Never Growing Up' on here. She's releasing a new album this year, and I'm hoping she can release a more modern song and beat her recent track record of only mid-hit-lead-singles

"Body Movin" by the Beastie Boys was a bigger hit than "Intergalactic". Wouldn't have picked that. Also interesting that "Don't Stop" from Fleetwood Mac's Rumours than Dreams. Interesting to see whether Rumours recharts with its 40th anniversary coming up shortly.

Belly Dancer by Akon was admittedly a guilty pleasure for me. Nine In The Afternoon is AMAZING and one of my all time favourites. Most people on this site know my love for p!atd of course. Truly amazing. Love The Fall was super overrated on this site Or maybe by one or two members. I'm A Slave 4 U is great, but I'm VERY shocked that Smooth Criminal is so low?? It seems like it should have been a way bigger hit????

"Smooth Criminal" was the seventh single from Bad and only reached a peak of 29 on its release in 1988. After Michael Jackson died, it reached a new peak of 16. The Alien Ant Farm cover was a much bigger song in Australia reaching number 1.

I recall that Chuck E's in Love was a much bigger hit in 1979. I recall it being a top 10 hit on Countdown but Countdown may not have used the same charts. Alternatively, my memory may be wrong.Last edited: 14/01/2017 04:35

Interesting to see the Gambler finish so low given that it is a regular in Jinx's catalogue songs chart. However, it probably charts so slow that it doesn't gain points for it. Having checked The Gambler was 44 on Hijinx's Unofficial Catalogue Charts. It is one of those songs which didn't chart all that well but has a long afterlife.

I'll expect the classic version of Nutbush City Limits to chart when the GoSet charts are added. Last edited: 15/01/2017 21:20

Actually, Nutbush will be in this list. I think this song is the very borderline of having the different versions combined. I made the rule that the (main) artist had to be EXACTLY the same for combining, and the two Nutbush's were by Ike & Tina Turner, and Tina Turner. Even though, I suspect, the 90's version wasn't re-recorded, it was still released by technically a different artist.

Given more thought for a future list with older charts, I might decide this should be combined.

Not much to say about this section, but I'm trying to comment on each one so I don't miss anything accidentally. I always forget that U2 & Green Day collab ever existed but it's actually pretty good even now after all these years tbh.

One Day I'll Fly Away Always loved that song, though particularly as the Nicole Kidman version from Moulin Rouge! Hopefully I can find some more opportunities to talk about how much I love that movie lol.

Paris To Berlin was one of my favourites then and I still listen to it when I'm with friends now, I'm convinced it's one of the original bangers.

Scars To Your Beautiful I of course love now, charting it currently - it doesn't look like it'll ever land somewhere impressive on this chart, but I'm glad it's in the chart anyway!

Top tracks from the list 4301-4350 GIRL ON THE WALL Jane CliftonTHE WHOLE OF THE MOON The WaterboysTAKE ME OUT Franz Ferdinand GET IT ON The Power Station A WOMAN'S WORTH Alicia KeysT.N.T. AC/DC DAUGHTER Pearl Jam MINORITY Green DayANGEL OF HARLEM U2WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie MinogueFAT "Weird Al" YankovicRASPBERRY BERET Prince & the RevolutionBLACK AND YELLOW Wiz KhalifaDRIVING WHEELS Jimmy BarnesANA'S SONG (OPEN FIRE) SilverchairTOWN CALLED MALICE The JamLast edited: 22/01/2017 09:31

4400-4351:Loud by Shannon Noll is such a forgettable hit. Glad to see it so low. Can't Be Tamed however is one of my best personal charting hits of all time, so I wish it had been higher but obviously it wasn't exactly the biggest smash. I don't think it ever really got embraced anywhere.

4350-4301:Love Famous Last Words and In The Night but truthfully there's not much else for me in there.

4300-4251:There's a lot to like in here but to be honest nothing massively noteworthy for me. As for that T20 of 1976, It's interesting not to see that ABBA is on top - I would expect nothing less - but that it was by 5x the No.2 Mark Holden I somehow always thought was just a producer or something. He was very annoying when he was on Idol though

ABBA were huge in 1976. Radio stations were comparing them to the Beatles. As for Mark Holden, he used to wear a white suit with a red carnation. Later he was a producer in the US and now he is a lawyer.

Now for the highlights 4300- 4251

THE LOGICAL SONG Supertramp NASTY GIRL Destiny's ChildLET'S GO CRAZY Prince & the RevolutionYOU REALLY GOT ME Van Halen WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL MadonnaWICKED GAME Chris IsaakYOUR MAMA WON'T LIKE ME Suzi Quatro YOUTH OF THE NATION P.O.D.THE ONE THING INXS THE RUBBERBAND MAN SpinnersFOREIGN LAND Eskimo JoeKING KUNTA Kendrick LamarBLUE JEAN David BowieMISERY Good Charlotte PEOPLE HELP THE PEOPLE Birdy ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY Ian HunterSENSES WORKING OVERTIME XTCLADY MARMALADE LabelleNO REGRETS The Walker BrothersGLITTERING PRIZE Simple MindsHYMN FOR THE WEEKEND Coldplay MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES Kate BushSHINE A LITTLE LOVE Electric Light OrchestraTOO MUCH LOVE WILL KILL YOU Brian MayLast edited: 23/01/2017 09:43

There's 57 songs missing thus far, I can totally list them out for y'all if you want, but the main ones thus far are no Prince (obvs) and no Bardot (oddly).

Going through this list has definitely provided me with some interesting listens. Though, it has proven something I've always believed: there has always been and always will be terrible music in the charts

TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP The RomanticsTRANS CANADA HIGHWAY Gene PitneyI KNEW THE BRIDE (WHEN SHE USED TO ROCK AND ROLL)SUN IS SHINING Bob Marley vs. Funkstar DeluxePOP SINGER John Cougar MellencampSTUCK IN A MOMENT YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF U219 Paul HardcastleI WISH IT WOULD RAIN DOWN Phil Collins THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD John FogertyPLACE YOUR HANDS ReeCORNFLAKE GIRL Tori AmosONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE Spandau BalletWALK OF LIFE Dire Straits TOUCH THE SKY Kanye WestORDINARY WORLD Duran DuranDIRTY HARRY GorillazALL OF MY HEART ABC AM TO PM Christina MilianHIGHER Hilltop Hoods featuring James Chatburn THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT I GOTTA WEAR SHADES Timbuk 3CRYING AT THE DISCOTEQUE Alcazar

Of course, the big news this week is that it's looking likely that Prince's discography is coming to streaming sites, so expect all the Prince that has been missing so far to appear soon!Last edited: 02/02/2017 02:34

Ah thanks, Keith! I saw that Live version they have on a Goanna's Greatest Hits when I was searching, but didn't know enough about the song to feel comfortable adding it in for that listing. Adding now!

I like the surprises with the mixed bag of songs in moderate hit land, The Message is one of those classic tunes whose chart status I was unaware of, and lol the original version of Johnny and Mary that Todd Terje and Bryan Ferry introduced me to

Trivia: An Australian senator named herself after one of the songs in list 3850-3801. Do you know who the name of the song and the Senator?

My picks 3850-3801

IF THIS IS IT Huey Lewis & the NewsCAUGHT IN THE CROWD Kate Miller-HeidkeALL CRIED OUT Alison MoyetBABY WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ChicagoARE 'FRIENDS' ELECTRIC Tubeway ArmyDROP THE GAME Flume & Chet FakerI KNOW HIM SO WELL Elaine Paige & Barbara DicksonWHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE Tina Turner RHIANNON Fleetwood Mac EVEN BETTER THEN THE REAL THING U2NOT AN ADDICT K's ChoiceIT'S GONNA BE ME *NSyncDRESS YOU UP Madonna HERO Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott ELOISE The Damned IF Janet JacksonBEWARE OF THE BOYS (MUNDIAN TO BACH KE) Panjabi MC featurng Jay-Z TURN THE PAGE Metallica SOMEDAY SOMEDAY Thirsty MercSTOMP The Brothers JohnsonTOO SHY KajagoogooROAD TO NOWHERE Talking HeadsJEOPARDY Greg Kihn BandSOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE Tears For Fears

ONE U2IN THE SHADOWS The Rasmus IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER Lenny KravitzFEEL IT The Tamperer featuring MayaBOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE A Taste Of HoneySEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME John Farnham2.4.6.8. MOTORWAY Tom Robinson BandDR. BEAT Miami Sound MachineRUN THE WORLD (GIRLS) Beyonce ROAM The B-52's KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU / HAPPY HAWAII ABBAOUTSIDE George Michael WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND LoverboyTHE DOLPHIN'S CRY LiveMY LOVE IS FOR REAL Paula AbdulBABY JANE Rod StewartWHAT'S MY NAME? Snoop Doggy DoggHIP TO BE SQUARE Huey Lewis & the NewsBEST THING I NEVER HAD BeyonceHOW DO I LIVE LeAnn RimesADVERTISING SPACE Robbie WilliamsIF YOU LEAVE Orchestral Manouevres In The DarkWAY OF THE WORLD Max QI DON'T LIKE IT, I LOVE IT Flo RidaCEMETERY silverchairTHE RIDDLE Nik KershawHEAVEN KNOWS Donna SummerSOMEWHERE I BELONG Linkin Park

There's still 31 songs to come that have not made the weekly ARIA/AMR Top 20!!! Sounds like a Fun Countdowns update to me. There's still a wait to find out the biggest of the non-Top 20 hits though, which made the Top 1300 of all time!!!

While chri8topher counts down this very impressive list, I'll bring in my own little tally of my favourites.

Dave's 5x5 is a quick chart of my favourites from the recent listings. The chart is simply:* my fave 5 songs from the 5 most recent posts* at least one new song must appear from the most recent post* a song cannot fall out of my chart from #1

I too remember some of the ABC fillers. I couldn't actually remember that 'Love Is All' was one of them. No wonder the video was so familiar.I do remember 'Change In Mood' used as filler regularly and another I recall way back was 'Chi Mai' featuring air balloons in the clip.More discussion on this at a random website (link to follow) reminded me I think I recall 'Tusk' used as filler too.Somehow I don't remember 'Down On The Corner' as one of them but maybe because the song is so familiar, I just simply forgot.https://peterayoung.com/2010/11/22/156/

Yeah, it's always impressive to remember that as big as some of these jumps are, it's merely a minor battleground as we've got songs like that which are jumping up even faster than everything else as we speak. Not to mention, even songs like Rolling In The Deep & Someone Like You which were already established as big finishers, have added to their totals in the last month

I've had to move house over the last couple of weeks, so I think it's time to get back to this with a double load of hits. We're getting into the big stuff now, so I think I'll work on fast tracking this to the Top 1000 over the next couple of weeks.

39. LUMP The Presidents Of The United States Of America40. MAGGIE Foster & Allen41. I TURN TO YOU Melanie C42. SET FIRE TO THE RAIN Adele43. I WILL WAIT Mumford & Sons44. CAPSIZE Frenship featuring Emily Warren45. INTO YOU Ariana Grande46. HELLO WORLD The Saddle Club47. LOVE IS Alannah Myles

It's My Life, Children (R.I.P) , Numb, You Sexy Thing, London Bridge, The Edge Of Glory, Call Me, Into You, Ghost Town, When You're Gone, Alive, Heaven, Cotton Eye Joe, Frozen, There You Go, Roses, Never Let Me Go, Set Fire To The Rain, When You Were Young, Gimme More, Modern Love, Magic, We Can't Stop

Whos' That Chick, E.T., Hold On, Yellow, See You Again. Just Can't Get Enough, Yeah, Waves, Sk8er Boi, Toy Soldiers, We No Speak Americano, Sexual, High, Feel So Close, Let It Go, Jenny From The Block, Piece Of Me, The Tide Is High, Hot In Herre, Beds Are Burning, Do You Remember?, All My Friends